Locate recently connected USB devices on Windows
I had a USB to Ethernet adapter which worked fine on Ubuntu 24 but did not work out of the
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3CX Phone System version 20: new features, API support and hosting flexibilities
The last time I worked with 3CX was back in 2018, during a call center deployment where I used the
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Add Docker bash exit prompt to prevent accidental data loss during container preparation
During the development of my Docker container image running on Ubuntu, I often type exit after making changes to my
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Integrating DigiCert Click-to-Sign with InstallShield to sign both setup.exe and bundled MSI file
All apps submitted to the Windows Store must be signed with Authenticode digital signatures, and consequentially must not generate any
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Toshiba 14AF43 14″ stereo CRT TV with composite, S-video and component inputs
I came across the Toshiba 14AF43, a rare 14″ stereo CRT TV with composite, S-Video, component inputs, and decided to
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Dial-up Internet access in 2024 using the Viking DLE-200B telephone line simulator
I got to know the Internet in secondary school, using a 33.6Kbps US Robotics dial-up modem on my Pentium I
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Tandy 2500RSX: a solid 386 workhorse from the DOS era
My first introduction to computers came in primary school with the Tandy 1000RSX, an 80386SX machine running at 25 MHz.
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Upgrading jQuery version from 1.8 to 3.7 in a Web application
Recently I was tasked with upgrading jQuery in a web portal which was last maintained in 2013 to the latest
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Mass download photos/videos from third party apps on your iPhone
I couldn’t believe it took me more than half a day to find a free and reliable way to download
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Running macOS Sonoma 14 on VMware
This guide shows you how to configure a usable instance of macOS Sonoma on the latest version of VMware, either
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Connect a Dell Bluetooth keyboard with both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22
A few months ago, I purchased a Dell Bluetooth keyboard for use with my desktop PC, which has both Windows
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Troubleshooting hard-to-find Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) crash due to issues with NTVDMx64
Recently all of a sudden, my WSL instance running Ubuntu 22 could not start. Even after making sure that hardware
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Enable syntax highlighting in Nano for Java Server Pages (JSP)
Recently when editing source files on an SSH remote session using nano, I discovered that JSP syntax highlighting is not
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Fixing corrupted Code Integrity Policies (CIP) causing Windows 11 slowness on recently downloaded EXE files
Windows Defender is the first thing that I disable on a new Windows 10 or Windows 11 installations. Despite its
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Repairing a failed Tecsun S-8800 radio due to damaged charging board
In June, my Tecsun S-8800 which was purchased in Feb 2020 stopped working totally. It had started 2 months earlier
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